The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-18

Items from the Courts.

ARGUMENT OF THE TRANsFER-CAR CASE.
Judge Taylor, of the Superior Court yester-
day morning listened to argument on de-
murrer in the case of James A. Bradshaw against
the street railway company, wherein it is
sought to have the transfer removed on
count of its being a nuisance. No ruling in the
case has yet been made
TRIED FOR AssAULTING HIS sTEP-DAUGHTER.
Albert Michael indicted for committing
criminal assault on his eight-year-old step
daughter. is on trial before a jury in the Crimi-
nal Court. The case is one of the most agra
waited that has ever come before the court. An
effort is being made by the defense to prove that
the assault was not committed by Michael, but
by another who lived in the same peieh-
borhood. The evidence was all heard yesterday,
and the will be submitted to the jury this
morning.
FINAL REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
The county grand jury made its final report
last evening. During the session 1914 witnesses
were examined, ~ indictments were returned
and four were continued. Those indicted
and under arrest George Williams, Andrew
Bush and John Mulroy, charged with grand lar
ceny; William A. Taylor. assault and battery,
with in tent to kill, and Harry Hancock for petit
larceny. James Crow and Harrison Wolfe
charged with grand larceny, were discharged.
COMPROMISE OF DAMAGE SUIT.
The suit agains the Indianapolis g. Vincennes
Railroad Company by John c. Hatfield. of Spen-
Ger, for SO, 900 damages account Of injuries
received in the haywood wreck last January
was dismissed yesterday, a compromise having
been reached. The entry of dismissal does not
state the terms of the compromise. MIR. Hat
field is the unfortunate man who slipped on the
sidewalk Washington street during the day
on which the accident occurred and broke his
leg He still has damage suit pending
count of that injury.
DAMAGE SHIT OF ENGINEER ARTERBURN's WIDOW
The suit against the Belt Railway and Stock
yards Company and the Indianapolis g. st.
Louis Railway Company by Mrs Anna G. AFTER
burn for $4,000. OF account of the accidental
killing OF her husband, Joseph Arterburn, near
~ two years ago, is trial before jury IN
Judge Howes room, Superior Court. Mr.. Ar
terburn was an engine on the /. q St l.. rail-
road. and was passing around the Belt with
train when the track gave way. and his engine
was thrown over an embaukment He fell I'M
der it and was killed 1t is alleged by the plant
if that the ties under the tracks where the acct
dent occurred were rotten. The case was tried
once before. and the jury disagreed.
FORECLOSURE HEAVY MORTGAGE.
In the United States Circuit Court, yesterday,
Judge Woods handed down a decree in the case
of Caroline U. Forsyth and others against VIM.
W. Green and others. which had been pending
for some time. The issues raised were in regard
TO heavy real estate mortgage executed to Mrs.
Forsyth and afterwards assigned to the Calumet
Canal and Improvement Company. The value
of the property involved, lying in Lake county,
is about ST., 000 000 A supplemental bill was
filed by this company and the Standard Steel
and Iron Company which also claimed an inter
est in the land. To this the compliments, For
sy this and the East Chicago Improvement Com
pany, FLED answers The masters report to
which the compliments had excepted, was n
firmed by a decree reached through an agree
ment on the part OF all concerned. The Calu-
met COM pany's mortgage Is foreclosed, giving
that corporation the ownership Of l6O acres OF